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.......,~: IN      THE     DEPTHS      OF      MAY. :~,.......
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.....,~:$%                ::::::::::                %$:~,.....
....,~:$%£                ::###   ::                £%$:~,....
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...,~:$%£@                                          @£%$:~,...
....,~:$%£ IMAGINE IF YOU WILL,  A  LUSH  BLUEBERRY £%$:~,....
.....,~:$% SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH ROLLING HILLS  AND %$:~,.....
......,~:$          KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.           $:~,......
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........,~ THE GROUND  IS  SOFT. LEAVES IN  ALL  OF ~,........
........., THE SEVEN  STAGES  OF DECOMPOSITION  ARE ,.........
..........   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ..........
.......... THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS  PEEK ..........
..........             OUT OF THE HILLS.            ..........
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........,~ THERE COULD BE,  SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS ~,........
.......,~: OF IT ALL, A  CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. :~,.......
......,~:$    BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING   $:~,......
.....,~:$% THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE  SURFACE. %$:~,.....
....,~:$%£     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    £%$:~,....
...,~:$%£@   YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS  @£%$:~,...
..,~:$%£@@     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      @@£%$:~,..
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..,~:$%£@@        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        @@£%$:~,..
...,~:$%£@         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         @£%$:~,...
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.......... IN   THIS  CASE  WE  WOULD   USE   DEET, ..........
........., OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ,.........
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.......,~: DEET SHOULD  BE APPLIED  TO  YOUR  SKIN. :~,.......
......,~:$ YOU  SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO BE $:~,......
.....,~:$% EXPOSED  TO AIR. IT'S OK TO GET  SOME IN %$:~,.....
....,~:$%£ THE  EYES. RUB  UNTIL  IT  FEELS  RIGHT, £%$:~,....
...,~:$%£@ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS  GOOD.  LET IT SOAK @£%$:~,...
..,~:$%£@@                    IN.                   @@£%$:~,..
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..,~:$%£@@       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       @@£%$:~,..
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